Clark Hill PLC urged a New Jersey federal court to deny a disqualification bid from a health consulting company in litigation against one of its former employees, arguing that there is no conflict under the Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Clark Hill Says No Conflict Exists In Health Noncompete Fight

By George Woolston

Clark Hill PLC urged a New Jersey federal court to deny a disqualification bid from a health consulting company in litigation against one of its former employees, arguing that there is no conflict under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

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Beasley Allen Says NJ Justices Review Of Talc DQ 'Essential'

By George Woolston

Beasley Allen urged the New Jersey Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court's decision to disqualify it from representing plaintiffs in multicounty litigation over Johnson & Johnson's talc-based baby powder, arguing that the court's immediate review of the interlocutory order is "essential."

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Ex-Cop's Manslaughter Appeal Argues Jury Misled On Alcohol

By Carla Baranauckas

Counsel for a former New Jersey police officer urged a state appellate panel Tuesday to overturn his aggravated-manslaughter conviction in the fatal shooting of his husband, arguing that the trial court committed reversible error by allowing prejudicial testimony implying state law bars alcohol consumption while handling a firearm.

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NTSB Probes LaGuardia Runway Alerts, Air Traffic Control

By Linda Chiem

A runway surveillance system at LaGuardia Airport did not alert air traffic controllers to the potential collision between an Air Canada passenger jet and a fire truck, which did not have a transponder, that crossed its path, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

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POLICY & REGULATION

AGs Seek Federal Help To Tackle Chinese App Drug Trade

By Abigail Harrison

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday that he's leading a bipartisan group of state enforcers in asking the federal government to act on drug traffickers' co-opting of Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and its sister app Weixin to propagate the illegal drug trade. 

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LITIGATION

Reed Smith's Silence On Depo 'Speaks Volumes,' Ex-Atty Says

By Jake Maher

A former Reed Smith LLP attorney suing the firm for underpaying her based on her gender criticized the firm for its "inexcusable delay and attempted meandering" in seeking to resume deposing her years after her last deposition date.

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Biz Services Co. Faces ERISA Suit Over 'Tobacco Surcharge'

By Zak Kostro

Business services company Conduent unlawfully imposes health insurance surcharges on employees who use tobacco products, forcing them to pay more for coverage the company provides, a former employee and plan participant said in a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court.

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Judge Extends Halt On Trump Admin's College Data Demand

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday again extended a deadline for colleges and universities to comply with a Trump administration demand for seven years of race and gender admissions data while he considers the scope of an anticipated preliminary injunction that would shield public schools in 17 states.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

DOJ Says Gov't Attys Can't Be Punished Over ICE's Actions

By Ryan Boysen

The Trump administration says a Minnesota federal judge erred by holding a government attorney in contempt after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flouted a court order, claiming the lawyer was "wrongfully held captive to induce ICE's compliance."

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Judicial Conference Backs Latest Judge Newman Suspension

By Jack Karp

The federal judiciary on Tuesday upheld the latest extension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension and the decision not to transfer her case to another circuit, finding neither to be unconstitutional.

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Goldstein Seeks New Trial, Citing 'A Series Of Legal Errors'

By Emily Sawicki

SCOTUSblog founder and appellate icon Thomas Goldstein has filed a lengthy motion for a new trial or acquittal after his conviction on a dozen criminal charges related to tax evasion, alleging his trial was marred by improper jury instructions, improper exclusion of evidence and inadequate evidence, among other things.

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Analysis

Fraud Task Force May Boost White Collar Defense Work

By Phillip Bantz

A new federal anti-fraud task force involving at least a dozen federal agencies could soon expose more state and local governments, contractors, companies and others to compliance risks, particularly in healthcare fraud and False Claims Act cases, experts say.

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Fla. Judge Faces Discipline For Remark About Shooting Attys

By David Minsky

A Florida state judge is facing a public reprimand after admitting to becoming frustrated with attorneys in an estate dispute and saying that he "would like to tell the deputy to pull his gun and shoot all three of you," according to records filed Tuesday in the state's high court.

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Senate Confirms Chief Of New DOJ Fraud Division

By Courtney Bublé

The U.S. Senate voted 52-47, along party lines, on Tuesday to confirm Colin McDonald to the newly created assistant attorney general for fraud role.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Barnes & Thornburg

Beasley Allen

Carmagnola & Ritardi

Clark Hill

Dilworth Paxson

FBT Gibbons

Faegre Drinker

Foley Hoag

Fox Rothschild

Hartmann Doherty

Hogan Lovells

Jackson Lewis PC

Lacy Employment Law Firm

Motley Rice

Munger Tolles

Nelson Mullins

O'Melveny & Myers

Pashman Stein

Reed Smith

Sills Cummis

Thompson Hine

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Air Canada

American Bar Association

Boston University

Conduent Inc.

Johnson & Johnson

Marquis Health Services LLC

McDonald's Corp.

New Civil Liberties Alliance

Stanford University

The University of Alabama System

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Florida Supreme Court

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Transportation Safety Board

New Jersey Court

New Jersey Supreme Court

North Carolina Attorney General's Office

North Carolina Department of Justice

Small Business Administration

Transportation Security Administration

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

US Office of Management and Budget